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Fri, 25 Jun 2010, 02:18 PM

Super Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3084 Matthew Flowers                       238 John Taylor                  
E2                   0.038  8.912 155.99     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.921 164.33
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Beckman   ) 0.018  8.858 -0.042      (S Graham    ) 0.013  8.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #38  8.858 -0.042                       #19  8.933  0.033

1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,822 feet,track temperature 116 degrees.

Taylor gets the advantage off the line and stays out in front with a three foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3252 Ken Langlois                         2004 Tyler Caheely                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.879 164.15                     0.046  8.869 170.47
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Seemann   ) 0.074  8.921  0.021      (J Howe      ) 0.018  8.870 -0.030
 Qualified:            #17  8.921  0.021                       #36  8.870 -0.030

Ken Langlois wins on a double-breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 306E Steven Fields                          33 Josh Gnandt                  
E2                   0.070  8.893 165.15     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.903 162.59
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.007             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Smida     ) 0.027  8.900  0.000      (B Richardson) 0.002  8.939  0.039
 Qualified:             #1  8.900  0.000                       #20  8.939  0.039

Josh Gnandt run 0.003 to the index and wins on a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 389V Dennis Ridgeway                      1107 John Farr                    
E2                   0.026  8.888 165.88     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.904 166.74
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Woeber    ) 0.029  8.886 -0.014      (R Rogers    ) 0.041  8.916  0.016
 Qualified:            #30  8.886 -0.014                       #11  8.916  0.016

All eights in his ET for Ridgeway spells a breakout loss to Farr.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  375 Ed Toolis                              22 Sherman Adcock Jr.           
E2                   0.052  8.879 174.26     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.907 174.03
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Elrod     ) 0.017  8.903  0.003      (R Richardson) 0.011  8.945  0.045
 Qualified:             #3  8.903  0.003                       #22  8.945  0.045

More breakouts.

Sherman Adcock Jr. wins on a breakout by Toolis.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1755 William Roberts                         1 Jim Perry                    
E2                   0.063  8.856 168.72     ****WINNER****  0.023  8.904 172.19
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.044             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Klomps    ) 0.048  8.877 -0.023      (J Toolis    ) 0.024  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:            #35  8.877 -0.023                       #16  8.921  0.021

Perry is number one and shows why with a near right on the index and a better RT. Roberts breaks out to boot.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1254 John DiBartolomeo                    199K Kyle Cultrera                
E2                   0.007  8.882 167.76     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.883 173.56
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.018             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Fisher    ) 0.038  8.910  0.010      (D Wesler    ) 0.020  8.889 -0.011
 Qualified:             #9  8.910  0.010                       #28  8.889 -0.011

Two great lights. 0.002 to 0.007.

Kyle Cultrera wins on a double-breakout. -0.017 to -0.018!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3363 David Graham                         1104 Dan Northrop                 
E2                   0.051  8.878 167.76     ****WINNER****  0.022  8.909 168.51
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.022             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Boutte    ) 0.035  8.907  0.007      (B Harrison S) 0.015  8.897 -0.003
 Qualified:             #6  8.907  0.007                       #25  8.897 -0.003

Dan Northrop runs 0.009 to the index and wins on a breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3172 Leo Zynda                             323 Shannon Mingee               
E2                   0.043  8.887 172.70     ****WINNER****  0.036  8.904 172.76
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Horton    ) 0.033  8.916  0.016      (B Koski     ) 0.009  8.885 -0.015
 Qualified:            #12  8.916  0.016                       #31  8.885 -0.015

It Mingee running 0.004 to the SC index and wins on a -0.013 breakout by Zynda.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 143C Joey Cambria                         488B Luke Bogacki                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  8.877 171.29                     0.021  8.876 172.28
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Marsh     ) 0.013  8.918  0.018      (P Martin    ) 0.005  8.884 -0.016
 Qualified:            #13  8.918  0.018                       #32  8.884 -0.016

Joey Cambria wins on a double-breakout by -0.001 over Bogacki.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3405 Ed Wilcox                              37 Don Higgins                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  8.909 148.04                     0.038  8.895 171.49
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.009             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cook      ) 0.067  8.880 -0.020      (K Woeber    ) 0.006  8.919  0.019
 Qualified:            #33  8.880 -0.020                       #14  8.919  0.019

Too many break outs.

Ed Wilcox wins on a -0.005 breakout by Higgins.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 384M Dean McIlvain                         352 Mary Ann Jackson             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.889 180.28                    -0.001  8.887 160.06
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ouding    ) 0.032  8.892 -0.008      (F DiBartolom) 0.036  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  8.892 -0.008                        #7  8.907  0.007

Jackson misses the green by -0.001 to give the free pass to round three to McLlvain.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3275 Adam Gerber                           177 Jason Kenny                  
E2                   0.029  8.899 168.41     ****WINNER****  0.044  8.936 159.80
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A O'Brien   ) 0.039  8.903  0.003      (D Pistole   ) 0.022  8.950  0.050
 Qualified:             #4  8.903  0.003                       #23  8.950  0.050

Jason Kenny wins on a -0.001 breakout by Gerber.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   34 Ray Connolly                         2920 Edmond Richardson            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  8.903 179.06                    -0.005  9.591 111.33
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.003             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.691
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Seamon    ) 0.027  8.908  0.008      (G Kamplain  ) 0.014  8.889 -0.011
 Qualified:             #8  8.908  0.008                       #27  8.889 -0.011

Two of the best come to the line.

Edmonds is too quick on the lights by -0.005 and gives the easy win to Connolly. He runs 0.003 to the index in the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 177H Samantha Kenny                       344B Barney Barnhart              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.918 174.66                     0.028  8.889 166.97
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.018             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Serena    ) 0.024  8.901  0.001      (K Trusty    ) 0.013  8.944  0.044
 Qualified:             #2  8.901  0.001                       #21  8.944  0.044

Another breakout. Barnhart by -0.011. Kenny goes on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 395J T.J. Schippling                       351 Bill Jackson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.884 175.09                    -0.007  8.887 165.05
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.016             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Mackie    ) 0.014  8.968  0.068      (J Swan      ) 0.030  8.904  0.004
 Qualified:            #24  8.968  0.068                        #5  8.904  0.004

T.J. Schippling wins on a -0.007 red light by Jackson.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 344E Steve Mikus                          3505 Jacob Elrod                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.879 161.05                     0.016  8.870 164.25
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.021             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Caruso    ) 0.010  8.886 -0.014      (M Robilotto ) 0.025  8.913  0.013
 Qualified:            #29  8.886 -0.014                       #10  8.913  0.013

Steve Mikus wins on a double-breakout. Almost identical RT's.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 139E Scott Albrecht                       394X Troy Coughlin Jr.            
E2                  -0.002  8.912 175.68     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.889 176.79
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.012             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dahlem    ) 0.001  8.923  0.023      (B Krug      ) 0.026  8.859 -0.041
 Qualified:            #18  8.923  0.023                       #37  8.859 -0.041

Coughlin goes on, as Albrecht goes red by -0.002.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  340 Richard Fritsche                     2067 Scot Lamar                   
E2                   0.099  8.842 161.59     ****WINNER****  0.046  8.877 168.22
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.058             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Robilotto ) 0.009  8.920  0.020      (A Kenny     ) 0.021  8.878 -0.022
 Qualified:            #15  8.920  0.020                       #34  8.878 -0.022

Two not so good lights and a double breakout. Lamar gets the nod.

2:14 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink